About Us
Compassionate Care for Every Stage of Life
At Optimal Care Family Health, we’re dedicated to helping individuals and families achieve better health through personalized, patient-centered care. Our team of experienced healthcare providers takes the time to listen, understand your needs, and build lasting relationships focused on your overall well-being.
Physician
Meet Dr. Monique Mondesir
After completing her undergraduate studies at the University of Minnesota, she received her Bachelors in Medicine and Surgery at the University of the West Indies. She accomplished her residency in Pediatrics and conducted research at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA before establishing her medical practice in Florida. In addition, she is currently on faculty at Florida State University Medical College, teaching 2nd and 3rd year medical students.
Dr. Mondesir is dedicated to providing her young patients with the care and attention they need, from infancy and childhood to the teenage and young adult years. Her philosophy of care is grounded in compassion and understanding, which provides the ideal environment for health and healing. In addition to establishing her medical practice, her other achievements include publishing a children’s book (Mason is Learning to Roar) and her 2 children.
“Dr. Mondesir will treat your little ones as she does her own. She is compassionate, listens to concerns, will create management plans as needed for your child and will always give you the time to ask questions and not make you feel rushed.”
Physician
Meet Dr. Lorena Sousa
Dr. Sousa completed her residency in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at ECU Brody School of Medicine in Greenville, North Carolina. She provides primary care to patients of all ages, including newborns and geriatric patients. She is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Dr. Sousa believes in having a patient centered practice and hopes to build lasting relationships with patients and their families. She is passionate about preventative medicine, advance care planning and empowering patients with shared medical decision making.
CPNP
Jennifer Witt
Jennifer earned her BSN from Emory University in Atlanta Georgia and her Pediatric Nurse Practitioner from Georgia State University. She is Board Certified with the PNCB (Pediatric Nursing Certification Board) as an Acute Care & Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. Jennifer has 30 + years in pediatrics. As a nurse, she worked in the Neonatal ICU and Peds ER. While her early NP career was focused on Hospital Medicine and Peds ER, she has since turned her sites to primary care and has found a passion for it. Jennifer loves the patient / provider relationship that primary care cultivates.
In every job she has held, Jennfier has been a leader in customer service and delivery of quality care. When she is not working, you can find her reading a book on the beach or riding horses.
APRN
Nicole Mcauliffe
Nicole earned her Master of Science in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Chamberlain University and is board certified through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
Prior to becoming a nurse practitioner, Nicole worked as a pediatric registered nurse at Brenner Children’s Hospital, where she developed a strong foundation and passion for caring for children and their families.
She values building trusting relationships with her patients and providing compassionate, individualized care while helping parents feel informed and supported.
When she is not working, Nicole enjoys spending time with her husband and two boys, going to the beach, and enjoying Florida life with her family and pets.
APRN
Wendy Leroy
Wendy is a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with 11 years of Advanced Practice experience and an additional 11 years of foundational nursing experience. She earned her Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from Florida Atlantic University.
Before stepping into her role as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, she spent over a decade as a Bachelor-prepared Registered Nurse.
During that time, she developed deep clinical expertise caring for adult patients across multiple high-acuity specialties, including Telemetry, the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), the Progressive Care Unit (PCU), the Emergency Room (ER), and Oncology.
Outside of her dedication to her patients, Wendy is an outdoor enthusiast. She is an avid gardener with a particular love for cultivating orchids, and she enjoys sewing and riding her motorcycle in her free time.
